I am a PhD candidate and I work with the genome assembly and annotation of the Crucian carp. I am also interested in comparative genomics with other fish, specially with the goldfish and common carp. I hope to find more indications of the genetic background that makes the crucian carp so anoxia tolerant.
My contribution with the genome of the crucian carp will help further analyze different samples of the crucian carp taken at different states of oxygenation, and will help further develop hypotheses of what are the physiological mechanisms that the crucian carp employs to adapt and survive.
I am also interested in scientific communication and in finding alternative ways of showing off our work to all kinds of audiences.
Academic interests
- Ecophysiology: how animals adapt to harsh environments
- Physiology of non-model organisms
- Comparative analysis between multiple species
- Genomics and data analysis
- Bioinformatics
- Creative computing (still learning).
Scientific communication
I am very interested in how we can communicate science with alternative media: for example comics and conceptual/narrative art for scientific journal covers. With regards to communication for scientists, I believe it is important that we reflect about our own work by communicating it in an accessible and visually interesting way. I believe this reflection may help to find innovative ways to understand our own work. Sometimes even within the scientific community there are differences in understanding levels, and having more playful ways of communicating may be helpful to bridge groups and to spark creative conversations. Communication to non-scientists is also very important because as scientists we also depend on the public understanding of our work, which eventually can lead to impact in society and recognition. Just reach out to me if you would like to collaborate!
We wanted to make a cover for the CELL reports magazine that approached their research from a more narrative yet conceptual point of view. The cover was not picked by the magazine, but we obtained a great asset for the research group which is used in their presentations.
Teaching duties
- BIOS1130 - Biochemistry 1 (teaching assistant)
- BIOS2910 - Molecular Biology (teaching assistant)
- BIOS3900 - Biochemistry 2 (teaching assistant, teacher in 2023)
- BIOS3920 - Research literature in Cancer Biology (teaching assistant)
- BIOS4020 - Methods in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (teaching assistant)
- BIOS3060 - Forskningspraksis i biovitenskap (supervising one bachelor student, together with Elie Farhat)
Background and appointments
- 2022 - present. Ph.D. Fellow, Dept. of Biosciences, Univ. of Oslo, Norway.
- 2020 - 2021 Research assistant at the Urbanucci group. Tumor Biology department, Institute of Cancer Research.
- 2019 - 2020 Laboratory technician at the R&D department of Nordic Nanovector: cell culture, cytotoxicity.
- 2016-2018 - M.Sc. Molecular Biology. University of Oslo
- Master project: “GCN2 in cancer: novel functions predicted from analysis of transcriptome data of cervical cancer patients”. Department of biosciences (UiO) / Deparment of radiation biology (Radiumhospital)
- 2013-2015 M.Sc. Neuroscience. Norwegian University of Science and Tehcnology.
- Master project: Golgi-method was used to stain whole rat brains. Pyramidal neurons were visualized in different areas of the brain to perform a morphometric analysis. Institute of Neuromedicine and Motion Science (NTNU) / Institute of Medical Basic Science(UiO)
- 2006 - 2009 - Diagnostic Biochemistry. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.